Watu Wote – All of us (2016)

Original title

Watu Wote - All of us

Directed by

Katja Benrath

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany

Runtime

22 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on a 2015 bus attack in Kenya by the militant group Al-Shabaab, this short film shows how a group of passengers responds when their bus is stopped. It focuses on the choices made between fear and solidarity.

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What happens

Watu Wote: All of Us, or simply Watu Wote is a 2017 Kenyan-German, live-action short film directed by Katja Benrath, as her graduation project at Hamburg Media School. The film is based on a December 2015 bus attack by Al-Shabaab in Mandera, Kenya. The film received critical acclaim, winning a Student Academy Award for Narrative, and received an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Production faced difficulties when the crew's camera was stolen before filming had begun. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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